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TEXT 42 atha va yoginam eva
SYNONYMS  atha va--or;
yoginam--of learned transcendentalists; eva--certainly; kule--in
the family of; bhavati--takes birth; dhi-matam--of those
who are endowed with great wisdom; etat--this; hi--certainly;
durlabha-taram--very rare; loke--in this world; janma--birth;
yat--that which; idrsam--like this.
TRANSLATION Or he takes
his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are surely great in wisdom.
Verily, such a birth is rare in this world.
PURPORT Birth in a family
of yogis or transcendentalists--those with great wisdom--is praised
herein because the child born in such a family receives a spiritual impetus
from the very beginning of his life. It is especially the case in the acarya
or gosvami families. Such families are very learned and devoted
by tradition and training, and thus they become spiritual masters. In India
there are many such acarya families, but they have now degenerated
due to insufficient education and training. By the grace of the Lord, there
are still families that foster transcendentalists generation after generation.
It is certainly very fortunate to take birth in such families. Fortunately,
both our spiritual master, Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Gosvami Maharaja, and our humble self, had the opportunity to take birth
in such families, by the grace of the Lord, and both of us were trained
in the devotional service of the Lord from the very beginning of our lives.
Later on we met by the order of the transcendental system.
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